Parade Marshal Has First Parent-Child Connection

Donna Rabenort, who was named Parade Marshal along with her husband,Jeff, is the first child-parent  honoree in the 42 history of Parade Marshsals. Her father, William Riechmann, was Marshal in 2010.

The Rabenorts rode at the front of the Okawville Fair Parade Sunday.

Past Marshals

1979   William Borgmann, Jr

1980   H.J.Meyer

1981   Paul Rixmann

1982   Everett Deason

1983   Wilbert Borrenpohl

1984   Wallace Klingenberg

1985   Joe Haier

1986  Dwight Shubert 1987  Winnie Klingenberg

1988  Edward Holtgrewe

1989  William Bening

1990   Evans Wolf

1991  William Frank

1992  Ted/Elma Heggemeier

1993   Delbert Kuhn

1994   Dan Jansen

1995   Albert Krohne

1996   Albert and Helen Dixon

1997   Helen Perschbacher

1998   Norman Lehde

1999   Walter E. Moehle

2000   Rodney Boruff

2001   Frank Berkemeier

2002   Fred Haier

2003   Leo Kolweier

2004   Gary Shaw

2005   Art and Polly Koetting

2006  Ralph and Fern Klasing

2007  Warren Stieg

2008  Alfred and Verdell 

               Unverfehrt

2009   Ronald Going

2010  William Riechmann

2011  Leonard/Bernice            Hemminghaus

2012  Norman Karg

2013  Melba Eigenrauch

2014  Roy Betty  Brammeier

2015  Art and Charlene Stine

2016  Dennis/Donna Hesker

2017  Linda Frederking

2018  Dale/Carol Brockmann

2019   Gary Schuetz

2021 Jeff and Donna Rabenort